What the hell is an honest Joe supposed to do? This happened in Britain…
A former soldier who handed a discarded shotgun in to police faces at least five years imprisonment for “doing his duty”.
Paul Clarke, 27, was found guilty of possessing a firearm at Guildford Crown Court on Tuesday – after finding the gun and handing it personally to police officers on March 20 this year.
The jury took 20 minutes to make its conviction, and Mr Clarke now faces a minimum of five year’s imprisonment for handing in the weapon.
This is the problem with so called “zero tolerance” laws as well as gun control laws. This guy just wanted to turn in an illegal weapon, and he got busted for doing so. If you read the rest of the story you’ll see that his defense attorney makes a pretty compelling case for him but the guy still got five years none the less. With this as a precedent, I wonder how many people are going to be handing in any weapons they run across in the future. I know I wouldn’t This is exactly why I live in America… oh, and the food’s better and I don’t have to drive on the wrong side of the road. I will admit that they have a better selection of beer, but apparently they need it due to their lack of attractiveness (hey, I don’t make up the facts, I just report them).
H/T to VT Woody
Douchey McChinpubes is in custody! Put one in the win column for the good guys!
